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Hell has apparently frozen over again. This will be a successful tour, undoubtedly, because the Eagles have an amazing back catalog and have toured so infrequently. As Stewart Copeland of the Police told me in an interview a couple years ago, the secret to the absurd level of success of the tour by The Police a few years ago came from the fact that the band remained "pristine," and had not toured for years and years, despite the high...

For those of you who don’t know Jackie Chan, he’s a very famous action hero and martial artist, best known in America for the Rush Hour movie series, but even more famous in Asia.Here’s a truly archetypal Jackie Chan moment.If you’re pressed for time, skip the first minute or so, and go straight to the fighting. As you watch it, take note: There’s no CGI here. Chan does all his own stunts.Of course, the acting could be better, but...

It feels like you could just cut and paste this story from year to year, doesn’t it? But, if you’re in our business, even if you’re not in the arts, this should concern you. If you’re here, it’s because you want to sell out your venue, and if you don’t really care about that because your nonprofit feels that worrying about selling tickets is too crass for words, then how about this notion?If you were selling out, these numbers...

As a rule, smaller, better venues at higher prices will succeed as compared to larger, worse venues, even those that are so big that there will be very inexpensive tickets available there. Bruno Mars in Las Vegas in a 3,000-seat house should command some pretty decent prices, and a lot of people will walk out of that show having been dazzled by their experience. I see this trend continuing and extending. Someone will build a 400-seat venue that delivers...

The headline reads: Joe Manganiello calls out audience photographer during A Streetcar Named Desire. And remember, Joe can turn into a werewolf if he gets angry, so for all of our sakes, refrain from the urge to take pictures. The other side of this, of course, is that some people love your shows enough to want to take pictures of them. Here’s an idea to borrow from your brothers and sisters in baseball: Have a picture day! Major League...